Hair trimming guide for dry shavers



June 16, 1942. E. WALLACE HAIR TRIMMIN'G: GUIDE FOR DRY SHAVEHS' FiledApril 9 1941 IHIIHHHHIIIlllllllllllll' INVENTOR. LEWIS E. WALLACE BYPatented June 16, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR TRIMMING GUIDEFOR DRY SHAVERS Lewis E. Wallace, Whittier, Calif.

Application April 9, 1941, Serial No. 387,557

9 Claims.

This invention relates to hair trimming guides for dry shavers.

The general object of the invention is to provide a novel attachment fora dry shaver which will enable an operator to neatly trim his hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment for a dryshaver including a supporting member and spaced loop members which areadapted to engage the head to thereby hold the cutting member in spacedrelation to the head.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hair trimming guidefor a dry shaver wherein the guide includes a pair of members each ofwhich is movable from an operative to an inoperative position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dry shaver having achamber at each end of the cutting member and with a closure for thechamber and wherein each chamber includes a a hair trimming guidemovable from an inoperative position within the chamber to an operativeposition without the chamber.

Other objects and the advantages of this invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view showing a dry shaver with my inventionapplied thereto:

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary central sectional view showing the device in twopositions;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the shaver with the end closure in openposition and with the guide in raised position;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the guide in lowered position;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a modification;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the modification; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary end view similar to Fig. 3 showing a modifiedguide member.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, I have shown myinvention as embodied in a dry shaver which is indicated generally at I0. As shown, the dry shaver includes a-body H having a cutter head [2mounted thereon. The cutter head may be of any suitable character andmay be operated as by a motor (not shown) in the body ll.

At each end the body is provided with a closure I3 which is mounted on apintle pin l4. Each pintle pin is supported on a bracket l5 whichincludes an aperture l6 through which a fastening screw l1 extends. Alook nut I8 serves to hold the parts assembled.

The closures l3 are hollow and form pockets with the adjacent ends ofthe body ll. Each bracket I5 includes an ear l9 engageable by a pin 20on the associated closure to thus hold the closure in closed position.

The closures I3 and their securing means form no part of the presentinvention.

Mounted on each of the screws I1 I show a guide support 2| which forms apart of my invention. Each support 2| includes a slot 22 which receivesthe shank of the screw I! so that the support may be adjusted along thescrew and will be held in place when the screw is tightened.

Each support 2| includes 'a loop portion 23 at its upper end and thisloop portion receives the ends 24 of my hair trimming guides 25. Each oftheseguides includes the ends 24, previously mentioned, sides 26 and acircular loop portion 21; The hair trimming guides are moveable from thelowered position shown in Fig. 4 and at the left in Fig. 2 to the raisedposition shown in Fig. 3 and at the right in Fig. 2. When the guides arelowered, they are adapted to be covered by the closures l3 and thus heldout of service position.

In assembly, the supports H are arranged in the correct position and thescrews I! are tightened. For ordinary shaving operation, the dry shaveris operated with the guides within the closures l3. When the operatordesires to use the shaver for trimming the hair, the closures are openedand the guides are moved outwardly after which the closures are moved toclosed position. When the shaver is moved, for instance, over the backof the neck, the loop portions 21 of the guides 25 will engage the headand thus hold the cutting head l2 away from the persons head. Thedistance the cutting head is spaced from the head determines the lengthof the hair which is out.

When the dry shaver is held with its longitudinal axis perpendicular tothe persons head the cutting portion of the cutting head I2 is held at amaximum from the persons head and thus the hair is cut to a maximumlength. At the dry shaver is tilted so that its longitudinal axis movesfrom the perpendicular, the sides of the loop 21 will engage the personshead. The distance from the sides of the loops 21 to the cutting head isless in this position, and as a result the hair will be cut shorter thanwhen the dry shaver is held perpendicular to the persons head. Thistilting action is performed by the hand of the operator and is guided bythe eye.

In Figs. and 6 I show a modification of my invention wherein the shaverindicated generally at 30 is of a slightly different type from thatpreviously described. The shaver includes a cutting head 3! havinggrooves 32 at opposite sides thereof. A guide member indicated generallyat 33 includes a pair of parallel, elongated, base members 34 with aloop 35 at each end thereof and integral therewith. The loops areperpendicular to the plane passing through the axes of the base members.The guide member 33 is made of somewhat resilient material so that thebase members may be sprung slightly apart and inserted in the grooves 32and after release they will hold their position.

In Fig. 7 I show a modification of my inven tion wherein the shaver,indicated generally at 40, is shown as of the type as disclosed-in;Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive and includes a body 4| having end closures 42mounted similar to the manner in which the closures I3, previouslydescribed, are mounted. Each mounting in the further modificationincludes a" screw 43 which engages man'- aperture'in a flat supportmember 44; The support member has a rolled bead 45' at each edge thereofwhich is hollow and which receives arms 46 on a guide member indicatedgenerally at 47. The arms 46 of the guide members are connected by' aloop-48;

In the use'ofthe further modification the loop' member may bemoved froma lowered to a raised operative position by sliding the arms M5 inthebeads 35 until the loop assumes the correct position.

From the foregoing description it would be apparent that I have inventeda novel hair trimming guide for dry shavers which can be economicallymanufactured'and which is highly efiicient for its intended purpose.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1-. In a device of the'class described, a shaver including a bodyhaving.a cutting head and having a hair cutting guide member at each end of thecutting head, each. of said guide members including a circular loopextending laterally beyond' the sides of" the cutting head, the axes ofsaid'loops being disposed above the cutting head, each guide memberincluding an' attaching portion: remote from the loop and means tosecure said attachingportions to' the shaver body.

2. In a device'of the class described, a shaver including a body havinga" cutting head, a support adjustably secured-at each end of the head, aguide member pivoted to each support, each guidemember including a loop,saidloops being moveable to locations above and at opposite ends of thecutting head;

3. In a device of the classdescribed, a shaver including a body havingacutting head and having a pivoted closure at each end of the head, saidclosures being hollow, a support adjustably secured at each end of thehead and within the area covered by the associated closure, a guidemember pivotally engaging each support, each guide member including aloop, said loops being moveable to locations above and at opposite endsof the cutting head.

4. In a device of the class described, a shaver including a body havinga cutting head and having a pivoted closure at each end of the head, asupport mounted at each end of the head and beneath the associatedclosure, a pair of guide members each including a loop and end portions,said end portions pivotally engaging said supports,- said loops beingmoveable to locations above and at opposite ends of the cutting head.

5; In a device of'the class described, a shaver including a body havinga cutting head and having a pivoted closure at each end of the headsaid'closure being hollow, a support-at each end of the head and withinthe area covered. by" the associated closure, each support including aslotted portion, means on said body engaging the slotted portion of eachsupport to hold the supports on the'body, a guide member pivoted on eachsupport, each guide member including a loop, said loops being'moveableto locations above and at opposite ends of thecut-ting head.

6. In a hair trimming guide for. a dry shaver, a pair of parallelelongated base members, a loop member at each end" of the basemembers,eachloop member being integral with the adjacent portions of the basemembers-and extending upwardly therefrom.

7. In a hair trimming guide for a dry shaver, a pair of elongated'basemembers, said base members being parallel and in a spaced apart rela--tion, a loop member at' each' end of the base members, eachloopmember'being integralwith the adjacent portions of the base members andextending upwardly therefrom, said loop members being disposed in planeswhich are perpendicular to the plane passing through the axes'ofthe-base members.

8. In a hair trimming guide for a dry shaver, a flat support memberhaving a rolled beaded edge at each side thereof, and a guidemembercomprising aloop, havingarms'extending therefrom, saidarms beingdisposed in the beaded edges of the support.

9. Ina hair trimming guide for a dry shaver,

a supportmember having. a cylindrical bead at each edge thereof, a guidemembercomprisinga loop, said loophaving, parallel varmsextendingtherefrom, said arms being disposed in the beads of the support.

LEWIS E. WALLACE.

